Spitfire madman Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Hi all I’m building the Airfix 1:48 Javelin in the colours of 64 Squadron based out in Singapore and could anyone tell me what paint finish they had ie a Gloss, Satin or Matt finish and were there well kept clean or were they well weathered many thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antti_K Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Hello Spitfire madman, At least some of the Javelins of both 60 and 64 squadrons were re-painted during their time in Singapore. Here are some notes: - the paints gave a gloss finish - the colour demarcation line along the sides of rear fuselage was lower than in those aircraft painted in Europe - slightly larger upper wing roundels were applied in Singapore than in Europe - walkway markings were applied in Bright Yellow on those aircraft painted at Seletar MU - quite many Javelin had its radome painted with Dark Green - first colour to start fading was roundel blue which was almost completely "washed out" of upper side roundels - judging from the photos it looks like that the surface turned from gloss into completely matt in approximately one year's time. Dark green turned toward olive drab (visible also in Europe) and Dark Sea Grey got very light grey at places - the Javelins were rather clean as they stood out on the apron for most of the time; they received a through wash almost every day. Only some streaks (hydraulic fluid perhaps) visible on the bottom sides Here is my Javelin in the markings of No. 60 Squadron: Cheers, Antti 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire madman Posted October 15, 2020 Author Share Posted October 15, 2020 4 hours ago, Antti_K said: Hello Spitfire madman, At least some of the Javelins of both 60 and 64 squadrons were re-painted during their time in Singapore. Here are some notes: - the paints gave a gloss finish - the colour demarcation line along the sides of rear fuselage was lower than in those aircraft painted in Europe - slightly larger upper wing roundels were applied in Singapore than in Europe - walkway markings were applied in Bright Yellow on those aircraft painted at Seletar MU - quite many Javelin had its radome painted with Dark Green - first colour to start fading was roundel blue which was almost completely "washed out" of upper side roundels - judging from the photos it looks like that the surface turned from gloss into completely matt in approximately one year's time. Dark green turned toward olive drab (visible also in Europe) and Dark Sea Grey got very light grey at places - the Javelins were rather clean as they stood out on the apron for most of the time; they received a through wash almost every day. Only some streaks (hydraulic fluid perhaps) visible on the bottom sides Here is my Javelin in the markings of No. 60 Squadron: Cheers, Antti Thank you Antti Very much appreciated that has helped me to decide on how to finish the Javelin many thanks 👍 spitfire madman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antti_K Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 You are welcome Spitfire madman🙂 The kit is excellent (among the best kits Airfix has ever released) and I'm convinced you will enjoy the build. I've already built two and plan to convert the next one into an FAW.4 in the markings of No. 41 Squadron. Check my WIP "Borneo Escort" as well. Cheers, Antti 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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